CHELSEA, MA —
OSHA Inspection: ARROW FARMS, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of ARROW FARMS, INC. in 57 NEW ENGLAND PRODUCE CENTER, CHELSEA, MA 02150 (NAICS 424480). OSHA activity number 308658673.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ARROW FARMS, INC.
- Site address
- 57 NEW ENGLAND PRODUCE CENTER
- City
- CHELSEA
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02150
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424480
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5148
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 5, 2005
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to crushing hazard while working and/or standing in the proximity of rearward moving motor vehicles such as, but not limited to, tractor trailer and trucks: (a) Location: Loading Dock #57, 57 New England Produce Center, Chelsea, MA: On or about 2/16/05, the employer failed to take steps to ensure that no employees were in the path of the rear-ward moving vehicles that were not equipped with a reverse signal alarm and had a restricted view to the rear. An employee was fatally injured by this hazard on 2/16/05. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to use a spotter while vehicles are backing-up.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2100.00
- — Z (S) $2100.00
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- May 5, 2005
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1500.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- May 5, 2005
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2005
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- May 5, 2005
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $600
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $600.00
- — Z (S) $600.00
1904.4 A
- Issued
- May 5, 2005
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2005
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 308658673.
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